sonartae
Old Irish
Etymology
From sonairt (“strong”) + -e (forms abstracts from adjectives). The non-palatalization seen in the Milan glosses is regular, while the palatalization in the Würzburg glosses is secondary.
Noun
sonartae f
Declension
| singular | dual | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|
| nominative | sonartaeL | sonartaiL | sonartai |
| vocative | sonartaeL | sonartaiL | sonartai |
| accusative | sonartaiN | sonartaiL | sonartai |
| genitive | sonartae | sonartaeL | sonartaeN |
| dative | sonartaiL | sonartaib | sonartaib |
Initial mutations of a following adjective:
- H = triggers aspiration
- L = triggers lenition
- N = triggers nasalization
Descendants
- Middle Irish: sonairte
Mutation
| radical | lenition | nasalization |
|---|---|---|
| sonartae | ṡonartae | sonartae |
Note: Certain mutated forms of some words can never occur in Old Irish.
All possible mutated forms are displayed for convenience.
Further reading
- Gregory Toner, Sharon Arbuthnot, Máire Ní Mhaonaigh, Marie-Luise Theuerkauf, Dagmar Wodtko, editors (2019), “sonairte”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language